I followed my process from previous years for picking favorite songs.
- Song must have 5 stars (172 songs)
- Could not duplicate artist
- Pick the ones that stand out to me the most.
I really did my best to pair the list down (I cut 140 5-star songs), but still have 32 phenomenal songs. The list of my favorite songs of 2014 is below in alphabetical order by artist. All great songs, I hope you enjoy. Let me know your thoughts on any standouts or omissions.
Antarctigo Vespucci’s I’m Giving Up On U2 from Soulmate Stuff (Quote Unquote)
Brave Bird’s T-Minus Grand Gesture from T-Minus Grand Gesture (County Your Lucky Stars)
The Bruce Lee Band’s The Constant from Everything Will be Alright, My Fiend (Asian Man)
Cayetana’s Black Hills from Nervous Like Me (Tiny Engines)
Collections of Colonies of Bee’s E (G) from Set (pVine)
Conor Oberst’s Double Life from Upside Down Mountain (Nonesuch)
Daniel Romano’s Strange Birds from When No One Was Looking (Bloodshot)
David Bazan’s Lost My Shape from Volume 1 (Self Released)
Frank Tuner’s The Corner from While No One Was Looking (Bloodshot)
Free Throw’s An Hour Pissed from Those Days Are Gone (Count Your Lucky Stars)
The Front Bottoms’ Lipstick Covered Magnet from Rose (Bar/None)
The Hotelier’s Housebroken from Home, Like Noplace is There (Tiny Engines)
J. Mascis’ Wide Awake from Tied To A Star (Sub Pop)
Joe Henry’s Lead Me On from Invisible Hour (Work Song)
Joie De Vivre’s Martin Park from Prawn/Joie De Vivre Split (Topshelf)
Kind of Like Spitting’s Tell Me That Isnt True from Professional Results (Artistic Integrity)
The Lawrence Arms’ The YMCA Down The Street From the Clinic from Metropole (Epitaph)
The Menzingers’ When You Died from Rented World (Epitaph)
Meridian’s Saints Paul and Ann from The Cathedral (Bandcamp)
Modern Baseball’s Rock Bottom from You’re Gonna Miss It All (Run For Cover)
Prawn’s Fracture from Prawn/Joie De Vivre Split (Topshelf)
Real Friends’ Short Song From Maybe This Place Is the Same And We’re Just Changing (Fearless)
Restorations’ Misprint from LP3 (Side One Dummy)
The Smith Street Band’s The Arrogance of the Drunk Pedestrian from Throw Me In The River (Side One Dummy)
Somos’ Letters From An Absent Father From Somos/Sorority Noise Split (Bad Timing)
Spoonboy’s Great Mistake Maker from Spoonboy/Goodbye Party Split (Silver Sprocket Bicycles)
Sun Kil Moon’s Richard Ramirez Died Today of Natural Causes from Benji (Caldo Verde)
Tiny Moving Parts’ Boxcar from Pleasant Living (Triple Crown)
Two Knights’ Benji’s Cool Times Summer Jamz from Sundae Bloody Sunday (Topshelf)
Bonnie Prince Billy’s We are Unhappy from Singer’s Grave A Sea of Tongues (Drag City)
The World Is a Beautiful Place and I am No Longer Afraid to Die’s If and When I Die from Between Bodies (Broken World)
You Blew It’s Match and Tinder from Keep Doing What You’re Doing (Topshelf)